The story of the fall of cryptocurrency exchange, FTX is coming to Amazon in the near future.
According to Variety, an eight-episode limited series about the scandal is coming courtesy Joe and Anthony Russo’s production company, AGBO. The Marvel directors are teaming up with Hunters creator, David Weil on the series that’ll chronicle the collapsed bitcoin business and its under-fire founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
“We are excited to be able to continue our great working relationship with David, Joe, Anthony, and the AGBO team with this fascinating event series,” said Jennifer Salke, head of Amazon Studios. “I can’t think of better partners to bring this multifaceted story to our global Prime Video audience.”
Production for the series is expected to begin in spring 2023.
David Weil will write the pilot and executive produce the show, while the Russos are in talks to direct in addition to executive produce the show. Other executive producers include Mike Larocca, Angela Russo-Otstot, and Scott Nemes for AGBO as well as Natalie Laine Williams.
Founded back in 2019, FTX rose to become one of the biggest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world. However it’s all come crashing down in recent weeks, with upwards of $2 billion in customer funds reportedly missing and investigations underway by federal agencies. There has also been a great deal of scrutiny on Sam Bankman-Fried, the former CEO and co-founder of FTX.
Since 11 November 2022, FTX has been in Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings in the US court system.
“This is one of the most brazen frauds ever committed,” the Russo brothers said. “It crosses many sectors—celebrity, politics, academia, tech, criminality, sex, drugs, and the future of modern finance. At the center of it all sits an extremely mysterious figure with complex and potentially dangerous motivations. We want to understand why.”
